American disease control authorities said Friday the flu spread showed early signs to be "severe" this winter. Dan Jernigan, Director of

People who sleep less than the recommended eight hours a night are more likely to suffer depression or anxiety, a

Over 11,000 deaths caused by cancer could be avoided by 2037, if cigarette smoking in the country comes to an

Six people suffered eye injuries during New Year’s fireworks display, reported the national broadcaster Yle. The Helsinki University Hospital reported four

Only 6 per cent of the Finns believe the health and social care reform ­(Sote)  reform will improve access to

There is shortage of blood at the Finnish Red Cross (SPR) blood service centres for almost all the blood groups. Blood

Specim Oy, a VTT spin-off, has developed the world's first mobile hyperspectral camera for fast, high-level analysis of a range

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has granted a separate appropriation of EUR 80,000 to support the preparation and

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday announced that funding for its Vaccine Independence Initiative (VII), a mechanism to

Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease. Now, the converse is also true: Kidney dysfunction increases